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I had picked this object out of my observatory database. The combination of the reflection nebula vdB 158 and the structures of LBN 534 makes a great object for this focal length and colour camera.
As always: more exposure time is always possible. At the moment, however, I am very glad for every result that my hobby produces.
That evening I had both mounts and telescopes in use in parallel. While the Apo recorded the data for this image, I was busy with Saturn on the VC200L at the same time.
High resolution on Astrobin:
The annotated image:
Session details
| Telescope | Baader Apo 95 CaF2 – Travel Companion |
|---|---|
| Corrector | Baader M68 Field Flattener |
| Effective focal length | 590 mm |
| Camera | SkyEye24AC |
| Filters | QHY UV/IR Cut |
| Mount | WarpAstron WD-20P Berlebach UNI18 ASTRO |
| Guiding equipment | William Optics Uniguide 50 |
| Guiding camera | ToupTek GPM462M |
| Date of capture | 2026-10-06 |
| Exposure (lights) | L: 50 × 300 s |
| Total integration | 4 h 10 min |
| Calibration frames | FLATS, DARKS |
| Sensitivity | GAIN 100, Offset 125 |
| Capture setup | StellaVita |
| Processing date | 2026-10-07 |
| Software stack | PixInsight, Affinity |
| Location | Koblenz, Rheinland |
| Focal ratio | f/6,2 |
| Image scale | 2,08 ″/px |
| Field of view | 210,2 × 140,1 ′ |
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